These were a hit in my family, and hopefully you’ll take a half an hour out of your summer and give them a try, too. For the record, I stress again that they were a hit because Greg did not like tomatoes at all when I met him. So much so, I couldn’t hold them down when I was pregnant with Evan. And I love tomatoes, y’all. (Have you met my other kid who plants cherry tomatoes just so she can eat them all summer long?) So trust me on the tomatoes. Here’s what I need you to do.keep reading

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Today’s post comes from Jennifer of Firecracker, and is part of a special day of shenanigans from other Pittsburgh Bloggers. You can see my post over on Firecracker, where I am sharing my “Top 5 Places Along the Pittsburgh Marathon Course”.keep reading

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This week, the cold has been on. I meal planned and set my sights on some recipes I’ve been meaning to make for my family. One of the recipes was Turkey Meatloaf; however, I didn’t actually prep the meatloaf for plopping in the Crock Pot and actually cooking. keep reading

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Thanks to Chili’s and the on-set of summer weather, I sort of have an obsessions with mangoes, avocado, tomatoes, freshness. The restaurant captures it all well in their Mango-Chile Chicken, and I wanted to give a homemade version of the deliciousness in Mango Chili Salsa a try myself.keep reading

I have quite the hate-hate relationships with diets. I hate going on them. I hate fat-free, ill tasting dishes. I love to exercise (OK, I hate getting up, making myself go to the gym, I’m OK when I get there, I hate sweating, I hate feeling exhausted, but when I’m all done I LOVE IT – so I only ‘love’ exercising when I’m done). Trying to be healthy means exercising and eating healthy(er). I’ve had my fair share of yo-yo diets and none of them sticking. But the one thing that has stuck is eating well and just move. Indulge from time to time. I will eat my cake! Just not every day. I will have chocolate! Just not every day. I will eat my brussel sprouts! I actually really like brussel sprouts. Like a lot. Probably more than one should. If I had to pick between chocolate and the sprouts, I’d pick sprouts hand down. I know, I’m weird. I would trade you my chocolate cake for your brussel sprouts and feel like I was the winner of that trade.

I’ve found this one recipe that is not only on the healthier side, but it’s QUICK. I love cooking, but sometimes when I am just tired on a Tuesday night, I’d rather pick up the phone and order a pizza. This recipe is my new saving grace. It’s nothing terribly fancy so it will please most picky eaters. It’s also tasty. I can’t get enough of it. I found it on Cooking Light and was blown away. That magazine has had it’s fair share of ‘meh’ in my experience. But since I have subscribed last year, I’ve been SOLD. And I’m sold again with this dish.keep reading

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The Googlers have spoken. I swear that every.single.day someone searches the interwebs for “light and fluffy egg casserole” and they come across my ‘lil page. I mean, I personally love the recipe, so I don’t blame them. They’ve spoken, and I’m going to answer. It’s time to start sharing some recipes with you more often!keep reading